EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
OFFICE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
2014-2015 FACT SHEET
as of October 1, 2014
STUDENT INFORMATION
DISABILITY
Emotional/Psychological Disability
Medical/Health Disability
Physical/Mobility – Ambulatory
Physical/Mobility - Wheelchair User
Hearing Impairment
Visual Impairment
Learning Disability
Traumatic Brain Injury
Other - Not otherwise classified
Active Undocumented - Known
Active Undocumented - Unknown (estimated)
TOTAL
MAJORS (over 65)
Top 7 Majors:
Fine Arts-Applied Media Arts
Social Work
Health & Physical Education
Psychology
Early Child & Special Ed.
Communication Studies
Business Administration
PRIMARY
77
41
20
53
10
17
201
12
3
42
25
501
CLASS STANDING
Freshmen:
129
Sophomores:
89
Juniors:
100
Seniors:
86
Graduates:
30
Other (undocumented): 67
RACE
Asian
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino
Multi-Racial
White
Other/Unknown
STAFF INFORMATION
*PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Director – Ms. Kimberly A. Kennedy
LD Coordinator – Ms. Lisa Laird
Occupational Therapist – Ms. Eileen Michaels
Coordinator Assistive Technology Center – Ms. Sharon Conklin
Student Health Services
Social Worker – Ms. Kelly Bidwell
Registered Nurse – Ms. Mary Fetzner
Athletics
Head Coach WC Basketball – Mr. James Glatch
SECONDARY
35
6
2
0
3
3
58
0
2
unk
unk
109
STATES REPRESENTED (top 3)
Pennsylvania:
348
New York:
28
Ohio
21
Other – 12 states
37
International:
0
Other (undocumented):
67
PA Counties Represented: 40
Residence Halls:
Commuters:
Off Campus Housing:
Other (undocumented):
189
226
19
67
SPORTS
UNIVERSITY VARSITY PROGRAMS:
Men’s Wheelchair Basketball
Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
SUPPORT STAFF
Nurse Aides
Student P.C. Workers
Motor Vehicle Op./Coord.
Meal Aides
Academic Aides
Homework Aides
Peer Advisors
Support (Clerical, etc.)
MAJOR SERVICE COMPONENTS:
* Additional fees are associated with these services.
Personal Care: The Student Health Services trains and employs attendants who assist students with grooming, bowel
and bladder routines, showering, dressing, room cleaning, and other activities of daily living. These services are
coordinated by a full-time registered nurse. *
Van Transportation: The University owns and maintains a fleet of nine vans. These vans are used to transport students
from their residence halls to their classrooms on a daily basis. Also, van service may be requested for medical
appointments, internships, student teaching, and other transportation needs.*
Wheelchair Maintenance: The O.S.D. maintains a Wheelchair Repair Room which contracts personnel trained in
repairing electric and manual wheelchairs. An inventory of wheelchair parts and supplies are in stock to minimize
"down-time" of the students' wheelchairs.*
Learning Disability Support Services: Support services are offered at three levels for students with learning
disabilities. Services for the two higher levels include supervised study sessions with a trained peer mentor, writing
specialist assistance. The lowest level provides the basic services of assistance in arranging academic accommodations
including alternate test arrangements, priority scheduling for classes, consultation with staff, and textbooks in alternate
format. These basic services are also included in the higher levels.*
Living Skills Center: The Living Skills Center is an intermediate step designed to "bridge the gap" between home,
residence life, and off-campus apartment life. This center employs a self-directed approach to gain the information,
skills, confidence, and responsibility to make the transition to independent, self-directed living.
Academic /Homework Aide System: The academic/homework aide system is designed to help with the mechanics of
school work. The academic/homework aide is a reader and/or scribe for students who cannot complete these activities
independently. An academic/homework aide can also provide library or in-class assistance under special circumstances.
Meal Aides: The responsibility of the meal aide is to provide necessary assistance to students with disabilities in
the dining hall. Services include: helping the student through the lines, assisting in getting food and condiments,
preparing the food, and feeding students when necessary.
Tactile Laboratory: The Tactile Laboratory was designed to meet the needs of students with blindness or visual
impairments. The tactile laboratory is utilized to develop educational materials in Braille, tactile, and enlarged form for
both students and faculty.
Assistive Technology Assistance: The Assistive Technology Coordinator works with any device or technique which
can be used by a person with a disability to minimize the cognitive, sensory, motor, and/or linguistic limitations that a
disability might otherwise impose. A broad range of services must be provided to enable individuals with severe
disabilities to function in school, home and the workplace. Some of the services provided are: Wheelchair
Evaluations/Adaptations, Physical Mobility/Life Skills, Alternative Access/Computer Evaluations, Home/Work-Site
Evaluations, and School/Work Transition. *
The O.S.D. is a department of the Student Affairs Division at Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Edinboro University is located 20 miles south of Erie, PA off Interstate Route 79.
For more detailed information, contact the following:
Office for Students with Disabilities
Crawford Center for Health and Physical Education and Disability Resources
200 Glasgow Road
Edinboro University
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2462 voice/tty
FAX (814) 732-2866
Kennedy@Edinboro.Edu
Admissions Office
Academy Hall
200 East Normal Street
Edinboro University
Edinboro, PA 16444
814-732-2761 or 1-888-846-2676